India's free trade pact to help Breitling step up India play: CEOIndia's recent free trade pact with EFTA opens doors for Swiss horology, especially for brands like Breitling. CEO Georges Kern anticipates...
29 Oct, 2025, 12.47 AM IST
Swiss watch industry should find time for India, says DeloitteThe Swiss watch industry faces challenges from US tariffs and declining Chinese demand. Deloitte suggests India and Mexico as new growth dr...
08 Oct, 2025, 09.35 AM IST
Swiss watchmakers turn US tariffs into timepiecesSwiss watchmakers are creatively responding to US President Trump's 39% tariff on Swiss goods. Swatch launched a limited-edition watch with...
12 Sep, 2025, 10.20 AM IST
India emerges as key destination for Swiss watchmakers: Deloitte reportThe 'Deloitte Swiss Watch Industry Insights 2024' report reveals the growing appeal of Indian luxury market for Swiss watchmakers. With fav...
17 Jul, 2024, 10.55 PM IST
Opportune time to establish India presence: Swiss watch brand HYTAs major Swiss luxury watchmakers turn towards India, smaller independent brands like HYT are also establishing a presence to tap into the ...
13 May, 2024, 01.14 PM IST
Breitling India sales soar, plans to invest more to step up playSwiss watch exports to India grew 16.5% year-on-year in 2023, indicating growth of the market in the category. CEO Kern, a Swiss watch indu...
26 Apr, 2024, 01.01 AM IST
Super-luxury watch market has barely been affected by the pandemic unlike brands in lower price pointsEarlier this year, a Pune-based watch enthusiast picked up a Cecil Purnell through Kapoor, cofounder of Excedo Luxuria that retails and dis...
27 Jun, 2021, 07.41 PM IST
Going digital: Geneva's fine watch expo to showcase Rolex, Patek Philippe & Cartier timepieces virtuallyWatches and Wonders was cancelled last year due to the pandemic.
08 Apr, 2021, 01.00 PM IST
Realtors take luxury route to boost salesVery recently, as part of its marketing strategy, One Mahalaxmi, a residential project by DB Realty and Radius Developers initiated some lu...
14 Oct, 2019, 09.16 AM IST
Breitling appoints Georges Kern as its new CEOBreitling stated as CEO and in this context shareholder of Breitling, Georges Kern‘s mission will be to foster the global development of th...
17 Jul, 2017, 05.18 PM IST
Smartwatches are giving Swiss watches a tough timeWith changing consumers tastes, global shipments of smartwatches surpassed those of Swiss watches in February.
28 Jul, 2016, 12.13 PM IST
Eastern Germany is becoming the watchmaking capitalGlashuette,the town of 7,000 is home to the greatest concentration of worldclass watchmakers outside of Switzerland — with a business that’...
02 May, 2016, 06.46 AM IST
Luxury brand Tag Heuer to take a swipe at smartwatchesTag Heuer spoke with a Swiss newspaper about its own smartwatch plans and how it will be nothing like Apple.
18 Sep, 2014, 10.24 AM IST
Swiss watchmaker Raymond Weil to expand presence in IndiaSwiss luxury watchmaker Raymond Weil is looking at setting up three more stores and also expand its presence in multi-brand outlets in the ...
23 Apr, 2013, 08.10 PM IST
- Longines holds back India expansion plan due to high duties & taxes
High taxes and duties have been a concern for foreign watch majors looking to enter the country. Currently, India imposes 40-70% taxes on l...
16 May, 2012, 06.31 AM IST
- World's biggest watch fair to open amid gloom
Switzerland's fabled watch industry is bracing for a grim year as the economic crisis bites at the livelihood of small watchmakers, experts...
25 Mar, 2009, 05.01 PM IST
- Luxury watch brands on beauty parade in Delhi
Luxury watch brands such as Girard Perregaux, Breguet, Corum, Audemars Piguet, and Jaeger LeCoultre are set to expand their retail presence...
17 Nov, 2006, 02.17 AM IST